Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27

say that Salvation Oil cured Them OF rneu'
mn,ism. Those who have not tried it should
do SO. Our druggists sell i, for twenty-five
cents bottle all the time.
New Advertisements.
Dividend Notice.
The New York Star.
Fish-Hiram Arthur,
Notice Jacob Green.
Canton. w. II. Troxcll
Annual Meeting -Building Association.
REArpo1NrED. The Union states that
Mr.. F. II. NeiChbors, school examiner for
Frederick county, has been rcappointed OK
am,ncr, secretary and treasurer by tho
school hoard, for the ensuing year. Mr.,
Neighhors' original appointment was only
for the uncxpilcd term Of Mr.. D. I, l.akin,
his predecessor. The appointment datcs
from Jan /, 1887.
STRUCK OII.-Uuring several DAYS Of last
week, Frederick City laborcd under tho
impression that "gushel" might be ono Of
the possibilities that an oil we'll might lu.
bricate the wheels of her racing chariot and
that property, yea, abundant wealth would
be ovcrtaken Surface Indication of oil have
certainly been noted and We await further
developments. Oils we'll that ends well.
The Valley Register published in its last
issue concise statement Of the obje t and
methods of the new Savings Bank. 1t dem
onsrates fully the great merit of the ins,l'u,
ton aud then appeals to the good sense OF
it's people for saving support Readers of
that paper will he worthy of all condemna-
ton should they fail to be influenced by lis
w0rdt
TopLorT1cAl~~-"Fer Kyle" the Myers
Vile correspondent Of the Va,hy R,g,ster
does not drop to the plchian forms of speech;
when he wou!d utter the commonplace re,
mark, takes the rag off the bush, he subs'i,
,utcs therefor the esthet,c phrase removes
the dilapidatcd linen from off the shrubhcry,
but unfortunately for his ambition, in one of
his sentences We find the homely and I'M,
classical diction-"as slick 40 grease and
come down kcr.top,"
DIVIDEND DEcLARED.-The officers oflho
Woodsboro and Creagerstown Turnpike Co.
have declared dividend Of three per cent
on the capital stock of $40 200, payable on
and after February LIST, 1887.
The statement of the financial condition
of the company has been published for the
benefit of the stockholders and shows a very
excellent management The receipts for the
year from all sources are 81 ,23s 81, eSpcndi'
lures, including dividend, 1904 o. ; balance
ON hand tout of which the February dlvi.
dcnd will be paid) $574Sj. Mr. George W.
Oslc is Treasurer of the company.
CAUGHT THE THIEF One night recently
Mr.. Geo. T. Gelwicks hearing u noise among
his chickens uho 1t o'clock, went out TO IN.
vcstig,te the matter, and on his way to the
hen house met n rooster and little further
on hen. The hen house being locked and
the only opening II hole large enough for n
chicken to go through, he was surprised
that they should come ont ut that time Of
night o. entering the chicken house he
found n 'possum within, which lad evident
~ dragged the chickens out IIc then went
10 bis house and got his revolver and dc.
spstched the thief forthwith This is the
frst time We ever heard of 'possum having
been caught stealing chickens in town -
Chr1ntcb.
THE New CREAMERY All the machinery
for the Messre, Shank Brothers and Wach.
tells South Mountain Creamery to be loca,'
cd in Middletown, arrived here last Saturday
and workmen arc now engaged placing it in
position, The carpenter work is being done
by Mcssrs John Cookery and George Gard
ner, and i, is expected everything will be in
readiness for the creamery to be put in opcr'
alton by February 9TH. The engine is an
upright Shorsc power and the boiler an up
right 10 horse power, manufactured by J. T.
Mc,caie. Quincy, Pa. The separator is OF
the largest hizc manufactured and has n
capacity Of $500 revolutions per minute
The machinery WAS all furnished hy the
Philadelphia Creamery Supply Company
This creamery, when in operation VIC are
informe will be the largest and best
equipped one in the State. The company
will manufacture both butter and cheese
but will make specially of choice print aud
tub butter Valsv Reqtster.
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RAILROAD SURVEY ALONG THE CANAL
A route for a railroad between Hancock and
Wlllamsport to connect with the Western
Maryland railroad at the latter point has
been under consideration for some time by
Senator German, Mr.. Stephen b. Elkns
and others interested in West Virginia coal
mines. \ party Of engineers IS now operat
ing in the vicinity OF m,.!stcnc Point with
this object in view, and an agent Is pros
pccting and endeavoring to obtain an est
mate Of the cost OF Il right Of way
There is a rumor current that tho propos
ed line may he diverted from thu canal at OF
near Green Spring Furnace, and passing
around the mountain to Clearsprlng, form
the desired connection with the Western
Maryland railroad at Hagerstown. while
there il no certainty "a To The exact route n